Description

"The Ha Ha Bonk Book" by Janet and Allan Ahlberg is jam-packed with brilliant jokes! This "Young Puffin" joke book is full of good jokes to tell your dad, mum, your baby brother, your teacher and anybody else you can think of, such as: What goes ha ha bonk? A man laughing his head off; What goes 99 bonk? A centipede with a wooden leg; What goes putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt? A bad golfer and lots more besides...Allan Ahlberg - a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and gravedigger - is in the super-league of children's writers with sales exceeding 17 million and library borrowings of 13 million. In collaboration with his late wife, Janet, he has published many enduring titles, among them "Each Peach Pear Plum", "Peepo!", "Burglar Bill" and "The Jolly Postman". In addition he has written novels, collections of stories, sets of easy-readers and joke books.show more

About Janet Ahlberg

Allan Ahlberg, former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and gravedigger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over a hundred children's books and is the author of the prize-winning Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman. He has also written prize-winning fiction and poems for older readers. Allan lives in Bath.show more

Customer reviews

My father bought this book for my brother and I when I was about 4 years old. 20 years later I still crack up from the jokes! A childhood staple, I think the word plays, cheese-tastic jokes, and early knock-knock gags influenced my choice in career (I'm a speech and language therapist). I love how children get the idea behind 'Opening Line'... 'Reply'... 'Punch Line' and then take off, making up some of the most ridiculous and nonsensical 'jokes' (the refinement of that particular skill comes later!!).
I would recommend it for any child, of any age.show more